A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death on a bus in London.
Emergency services were scrambled to a street in Woolwich after being called just before 2:30pm on Tuesday. Pictures shared online show a number of police and ambulance vehicles at the scene surrounding a red double-decker bus.
Police said that the stabbing took place on a Route 472 bus on Woolwich Church Road near the junction with the A205 South Circular Road. Paramedics treated the boy at the scene but despite their best efforts couldn’t save him.
The Met Police stated: “Police were called at 14:28hrs on Tuesday, 7 January to reports of a stabbing on a bus in Woolwich, SE18. The incident occurred on a Route 472 bus on Woolwich Church Road near the junction with the A205 South Circular Road.
“Officers attended, along with London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance. Paramedics treated a 14-year-old boy at the scene who had received stab wound injuries, but he very sadly died shortly after medics arrived.
“Police cordons and road closures remain in place whilst emergency services carry out enquiries. No arrests have been made at this early stage. If anyone witnessed the incident or has any information which may help, they are urged to call police on 101 with ref 3795/07JAN25 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
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